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  1. 05-21-2018, 06:22 PM #1
    captn-tin
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    help identifying bars of ?

    Have 3 25lb, 25in. long bars . One is marked "made in America- this ingot is not to be sold- mold no 1626- patented with number". The other 2 are not marked. Kinda triangular shaped, with holes in the ends but the holes are not completely closed at the very end. Can't remember for sure, but think my father-in-law , rest his soul, gave them to me 35 or so years ago. He was a printer and had given me linotype before, in scrap form. Pretty hard stuff using the fingernail scratch method. HA! Don't know how to post pics. Anyone take a guess at what they might be.
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  2. 05-21-2018, 07:24 PM #2
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    That's how Linotype ingots are described. Like in THIS Cast Boolits thread from 2013.
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  3. 05-21-2018, 07:51 PM #3
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    Thanks OTShooter......had a hunch but not 100% sure.
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  4. 05-21-2018, 10:22 PM #4
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    I agree, those sound like linotype pigs, or bars. Google "linotype" and you can find lots of info. Lino is a good alloy for adding to pure lead.
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